Andrew Collins and Jameel McGee

Andrew Collins and Jameel McGee are featured in the film as an amazing example of the power of
forgiveness and reconciliation. In 2005, Former Benton Harbor Police Officer, Andrew Collins arrested
Jameel McGee for a crime he didn’t commit. During an investigation, Andrew then tampered with
evidence, framing Jameel and sending him to prison.
Four years into Jameel’s 10-year prison sentence, when Andrew confessed and the truth was
revealed, Jameel was released and Andrew was sentenced to three years in prison, of which he served
18 months. Jameel forgave Andrew. Today, they are best friends and work together in ministry, putting
L.O.V.E. into action, to help others with racial reconciliation.

Cheryl Dorsey - Retired LAPD Sergeant

Cheryl Dorsey is a Los Angeles native. In 1978, she
began a career in law enforcement where she worked
for the State of California, Department of Justice. In
1980, Cheryl joined the Los Angeles Police Department
and honorably retired as a sergeant of police in 2000.
During her twenty year (LAPD) career, she worked
exclusively in patrol and specialized units such as traffic,
vice and the infamous gang unit known as Community
Resources Against Street Hoodlums (C.R.A.S.H.)
As an LAPD insider, Cheryl Dorsey wrote an
autobiography, The Creation of a Manifesto, Black &
Blue, which provides an unfiltered look into the LAPD's
internal processes with a level of credibility that is
undeniable and irrefutable. Today, she serves as a
speaker, author, advocate and police expert; educating
the public in the areas of police procedure as well as
understanding police culture.
https://cheryldorseyadvocate.com/

B. BERNARD FERGUSON, PhD - Retired Federal Agent

Dr. B. Bernard Ferguson is an author, and a professional
development and executive coach specializing in building the
leadership capacity of individuals. In his new book, "Where's
The EQ?: Race And Policing Up Close,” he uses emotional
intelligence (EQ) in assessing the engagements between police
officers and civilians for the purpose of finding solutions to many
of the problems occurring within our society involving police
officers and those they are sworn to "protect and to serve."
He is also the President of EQ Perspective, a consulting firm
dedicated to ensuring their clients have the capacity and talent
needed to keep them growing and flourishing regardless of
changing market conditions. With over 25 years of experience,
Dr. Ferguson’s industry expertise is broad and diverse. Prior to
forming EQ Perspective, Dr. Ferguson was a senior law
enforcement executive, where he designed and implemented
organization-wide programs to support change management,
and leadership development.
Drawing upon his doctoral research in the area of EQ, he uses
facilitative coaching, and a myriad exercises designed to provide
a roadmap for clients to generate new levels of awareness,
realize their own blind-spots, and create positive behavioral
shifts. Dr. Ferguson empowers and supports his clients in
establishing clarity around their growth objectives by assisting
them with devising strategies and actions that will produce the
desired results.

Dr. Chance Glenn received his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical
Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. He then
received his Master’s of Science degree and Doctor of Philosophy degree,
both in Electrical Engineering, from The Johns Hopkins University Whiting
School of Engineering. He began his engineering career at the Army Research
Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland where he designed microwave and radio
frequency devices for a wide range of defense-related applications. He began
publishing, presenting, and submitting patent applications even before
completing his undergraduate studies.
In 2003 Dr. Glenn joined the faculty at the Rochester Institute of Technology,
where was a tenured professor in the College of Applied Science and
Technology. In 2008 he became the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies. He
was the founding director of the William G. McGowan Center for
Telecommunications, Innovation and Collaborative Research, leading faculty,
staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students, in order to develop
new ideas in communications and signal processing. He is also founding
editor of the Journal of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology. Dr.
Glenn is well-published, giving talks nationally and internationally, and has
several patents awarded and pending surrounding his work. Dr. Glenn is also
an avid singer and songwriter, having written and published over one hundred
songs, recorded two albums, and having a song nominated for a Grammy
award in 2000.
In August of 2012 Dr. Glenn became the Dean of the College of Engineering,
Technology, and Physical Sciences at the Alabama A&M University in
Huntsville, Alabama. He is leading the college through its expansion to
prepare students and researchers to meet the global needs of the 21st
century. He is working with the faculty to develop new programs in
engineering and applied science, as Ph.D programs. He is leading efforts to
collaborate with industry and other academic institutions around the world to
grow research in materials science, image and signal processing, alternative
energy, and other areas of major global significance.

BOBBY F. KIMBROUGH, Jr. - Former U.S. Special Agent, DOJ

After years of working in law enforcement, and seeing first-hand the
affects a negative environment can have on young men, Bobby
found his passion working with at-risk youth to reduce, and
ultimately eliminate the number of young men who end up in the
criminal justice system. As a single father of seven boys, the risk of
African American males becoming involved in gangs or other
criminal activities hits home for him.
Now that he is retired, Bobby uses his experience and expertise as
a security expert/analyst in an effort to help make the world a safer
place, speaking at conferences, seminars, schools, churches and
workplaces to motivate, encourage, and inspire others.
He used his law enforcement experiences to write his first book,
Surviving the Stop, to assist motorists with successfully managing
interactions with law enforcement officers when they are stopped.
His ultimate goal is to prevent the tragedies that we have seen in
our nation over the past few years and bridge the communication
gap between citizens and police officers.
www.bobbykimbrough.com

Lt. TIM McMILLAN - Garden City PD, Georgia

Lt. Tim McMillan is a thirteen-year law enforcement veteran and
activist for civil rights and social justice. He has worked as a
patrolman, Investigator, Crime Scene Tech, K9-Handler, Sergeant
and Lieutenant. Lt. McMillan is also a Ga. P.O.S.T. Certified
Instructor and graduate of Columbus State Professional
Management Program.
Lt. McMillan graduated Summa Cum Laude from SNHU with a
BA in Mathematics and Psychology. He is actively engaging in
graduate studies in Cognitive Psychology.
Lt. McMillan "accidentally" became a police officer in response to
the tragic murder of two friends in 2002. After a fateful traffic stop
on October 1, 2016 he became an "accidental" social justice
activist. Since his serendipitous encounter that October morning
he has worked relentlessly to improve police services nationally
and fight for racial equality. His story has been covered by 171
different media outlets in six different countries.
He was recognized for his work for social justice by the
Department of Justice and Attorney General's Office. He was the
2016 "Protector of the Peace" award winner by the Races for
Peace non-profit organization.

CHIEF MELVIN RUSSELL - Baltimore City PD, Maryland

Chief Melvin T. Russell is the Commander of the Community
Collaboration Division, Baltimore Police Department. Russell joined
The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) in 1979 as a police cadet
and graduated from the BPD academy in 1981 as the first and only
African American class valedictorian.
Russell worked both as a uniform patrol and then an undercover
officer for 20 years before re-emerging as an Eastern District
Lieutenant in 2007. In this position, Russell turned the worse
midnight patrol shift in the city to the best in 3 months and was
promoted to Major of the Eastern District 11 months later. It was
during this time as Major that Russell created the non-profit
“Transformation Team” (TTT), a grassroots organization of
community shareholders that are committed to working together to
make a better Baltimore.
In January 2013, Russell was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and
created the Community Partnership Division.
In July 2016, Russell was appointed Chief of the Community
Collaboration Division in Baltimore.

JACQUELINE SEABROOKS - Retired Santa Monica PD Chief

Chief Seabrooks has more than three decades of progressively
responsible municipal policing experience. She has been a police chief
for the last nine years serving in two Southern California municipalities.
Chief Seabrooks' career in law enforcement includes sworn service with
the California State Police Division, the Inglewood Police Department,
and the Santa Monica Police Department.
After rising through the ranks and serving in a variety of administrative
and operational positions during her 25-year tenure with the Santa
Monica Police Department, Chief Seabrooks was appointed to the chief
executive position at the Inglewood Police Department where she was
not only the first African-American woman to serve as a municipal police
chief in the history of the State of California, she was the first woman to
hold the top executive position in Inglewood's 100 plus year history. In
another first, in May 2012, Chief Seabrooks rejoined the Santa Monica
Police Department to serve as the City's 17th Chief of Police.
Over the course of her tenure as a chief executive, Chief Seabrooks has
consistently provided effective reform and transformational leadership
as she implemented the tenets of 21st Century Policing. She
successfully navigated a variety of policing challenges, including a
"pattern and practices" investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice,
organizational downsizing, organizational restructuring, team building,
staff development, and succession planning, while also being
specifically attentive to fiscal conservatism, new and evolving crime
trends, and the need to build and strengthen community-police
partnerships.

Lieutenant Robbie Williams is a 21-year veteran with
the Hawthorne Police Department and was the
Community Affairs Unit Supervisor. He is currently
assigned as a Patrol Watch Commander. After
Captain Kauffman left HPD to become the Chief at the
Redondo Beach Police Department in 2015,
Lieutenant Williams has been the main National
Instructor (with Sgt. Cognac) for the Coffee with a Cop
training classes.
Currently, he leads efforts to bridge relations between
the police and citizens, including initiatives like
hosting Crime Prevention Workshops for business
owners and community members.
Lieutenant Williams has taught Community Orientated
Policing and Introduction to Criminal Justice at the
community college level and is a recipient of the 2015
Homer L. Garrott Community Service Award.
Lieutenant Williams is a graduate of the Sherman
Block Leadership Institute, and the California State
University Los Angeles Edmund G. Brown Institute for
Public Affairs “Problem Oriented Policing” program.

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About Us

The L.O.V.E. Is The Answer Movement is about putting these four steps into action: Learn about others, Open your heart to them, Volunteer to be part of the solution in their life and Empower others to do the same. We are starting with police-community relations because people are dying and lives are being ruined unnecessarily on both sides, but our end game is to help wipe out racism and division in all forms.